US Patent 9205893 Mooring whip vertical mounting swivel support base

An improved mooring whip support base mounted vertically to a dock piling one embodiment having the means to rotate a housing supporting an inserted flexible mooring whip pole and means to lock said rotated mooring whip pole in a vertical position clearing the mooring whip pole from interfering with a vessel when leaving or returning from a dock when released the said rotating housing and mooring whip pole is manually lowered down to a determined desired degree positioning the flexible mooring whip pole a line or rope attached to the mooring whip base through a pulley at the end of the mooring whip pole and attached to the boat cleat keeping a boat from contacting a dock and possible damage.